The undergraduate major in French is designed to allow students to acquire competence in the written and spoken language as well as a familiarity with the literatures and cultures of the French-speaking world. It aims to develop the student’s critical appreciation of texts in French in both literary and cultural contexts. The department thus offers a large selection of courses in different periods and schools of criticism, as well as courses in composition, stylistics, translation, and linguistics. Furthermore, it encourages interdisciplinary studies in French through courses emphasizing the relation between literature and the other arts and between literature, history, and society. Particularly attractive for many students is the opportunity for the historical and critical study of French film. Most courses are conducted in French, and majors are expected to write papers and examinations in that language.
Given the breadth of its program, the French major may interest students desiring a general humanistic education based on the language and literature of the French-speaking world; students planning to teach French at the elementary or secondary level; students who intend to pursue graduate work in preparation for teaching and research at the college level; and students preparing for careers in such areas as international law, business, or government service, which require both training in a major foreign language and/or a general background in a humanistic discipline.
Declaring the Major
Students may declare the major during their enrollment in French 102, provided they have completed a minimum of 30 units of UCB coursework. To declare a major in French, students complete the departmental application form and submit it in person or via email to the Undergraduate Advisor. The form is also available in the French Department Undergraduate Office in 4118 Dwinelle. Applications to the major are accepted Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
Students who are considering a major in French are encouraged to consult with the undergraduate advisor before declaring the major for help in deciding whether this major is appropriate for their academic goals. If a decision to major in French is reached, the undergraduate advisor will aid in planning the undergraduate program. The department strongly urges all majors to establish contact early with the undergraduate advisor to get answers to a broad range of questions regarding the French major and other issues related to completing the bachelor’s degree at Berkeley.
Honors Program
Senior French majors with both an overall grade point average of 3.5 and a grade point average (GPA) in French of 3.5 may apply to the honors program in French. Students meeting these criteria may obtain the application from the undergraduate adviser in 4118 Dwinelle Hall. After verification of GPA and proof that the student is in the final two semesters at Berkeley has been submitted to the undergraduate advisor, students prepare and submit a written proposal to both the major advisor and the supervisor of the thesis detailing the subject of the thesis. Upon admission to the honors program, students undertake research on an approved topic of their choice. The results of this research constitute an honors essay.
FRENCH H195A-FRENCH H195B is a two-semester sequence (2 units each semester); credit and grade are awarded upon completion of the sequence. Students should therefore begin the sequence no later than the semester before their final semester at Berkeley
The honors program is taken in addition to the eight upper division course, 32 upper division unit requirement for the major and does not count toward these minimums. The thesis may not be used as a paper or thesis for any other class or department.
Minor Program
The Department of French offers a general minor in French. For information regarding prerequisites and minor requirements, please see the Minor Requirements tab at the top right of this page.
Students who intend to complete the minor in French should submit an Application to the General Minor in French no later than the semester before their Expected Graduation Term. Students should keep in contact with the Undergraduate Advisor in French as they complete coursework for the minor.
To complete the minor, students download and fill out the form called “Completion of L&S Minor“. This petition is necessary for the official notation of the French Minor to appear on students’ transcripts. This form must be completed and submitted by Friday of RRR week of a student’s Expected Graduation Term. Students are responsible for the timely completion and submission of these forms. All petitions are reviewed and approved by the Undergraduate Advisor in French.
In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.
General Guidelines
All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be taken for graded credit.
Per L&S guidelines, no more than two upper division courses may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirement for a student's double major. No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs..
A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in both upper and lower division courses used to fulfill the major requirements.
For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.
Please note that a maximum of four approved study abroad equivalent courses (or 16 units) can be applied toward the major requirements. Please visit the Department website for more information about study abroad for the French major.
French cultural studies and French linguistics: Complete two courses from FRENCH 141-FRENCH 185. Additional courses completed in this category can count as Elective courses.4
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French literary/genre studies: Complete two courses from FRENCH 112A-FRENCH 126; French 140A-140D. Additional courses completed in this category can count as Elective courses.4
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Electives: Complete three upper division FRENCH courses from FRENCH 103A - FRENCH 185. These three electives may also include one "outside elective" (subject to adviser approval; see below for past approved outside electives)4, 5
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At least one of the required upper division French courses must cover material focusing on the 18th century or earlier. If the student takes a survey course, two-thirds of the course material must focus on the 18th century or earlier ("historical period requirement").
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FRENCH 102 is a prerequisite to all other upper division French courses (courses numbered 103 and above). FRENCH 103A or FRENCH 103B Language and Culture may be taken concurrently with FRENCH 102 or after its successful completion.
No more than two courses may be taken from French 140-142AC in any category. Maximum of 2 courses taught in English in any category may be accepted for major credit
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Only one course from French 103A-103B may be taken for major credit.
Outside Electives2
Examples of outside electives approved in the past are listed below, but students may propose other courses to the undergraduate adviser for approval. These elective courses are designed to allow students to pursue interests of their own within the major, e.g., a concentration in linguistic study, or certain themes in literature and civilization. It is strongly recommended that all French majors take a French history course offered by the History Department.
All outside courses, whether listed below or not, require prior approval by the undergraduate adviser to count toward the major. Please note that only one outside elective may be used to satisfy major requirements.
Contemporary French Politics: The Republican Model in Transition
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This course will only be approved for credit toward the French major when the emphasis for that term is on France or the French-speaking world.
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Only one "outside elective" allowed for major credit. Maximum of 2 courses taught in English in any category may be accepted for major credit.
Minor Requirements
Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript. They are not noted on the diploma.
General Guidelines
All minors must be declared before the first day of classes in your Expected Graduation Term (EGT). For summer graduates, minors must be declared prior to the first day of Summer Session A.
All upper-division courses must be taken for a letter grade.
A minimum of three of the upper-division courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley.
A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required in the upper-division courses to fulfill the minor requirements.
Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward the Seven-Course Breadth requirement, for Letters & Science students.
No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs.
All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of finals during the semester in which the student plans to graduate. If students cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time, they should see a College of Letters & Science adviser.
All minor requirements must be completed within the unit ceiling. (For further information regarding the unit ceiling, please see the College Requirements tab.)
Requirements
All coursework is to be written in French. FRENCH 142AC (Cultures of Franco-America) may satisfy one course requirement in the Minor.
Select four upper division French courses, numbered between FRENCH 103A - FRENCH 1852
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Students wishing to request waivers of FRENCH 102 based on previous equivalent coursework should contact the undergraduate adviser in French, 4118 Dwinelle Hall. If a waiver is granted by the department, the student will still need to complete a total of five upper division French courses.
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Only one course from the series FRENCH 103A and FRENCH 103B can be applied to the French minor. Courses numbered French 140 - 141 can not be applied to the French minor. French 142AC, taught in English, may be applied to the French minor
College Requirements
Undergraduate students must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those required by their major program.
For a detailed lists of L&S requirements, please see Overview tab to the right in this guide or visit the L&S Degree Requirements webpage. For College advising appointments, please visit the L&S Advising Pages.
All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the Entry Level Writing requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also a prerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UC Berkeley and must be taken for a letter grade.
The American History and American Institutions requirements are based on the principle that all U.S. residents who have graduated from an American university should have an understanding of the history and governmental institutions of the United States.
All undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass this campus requirement course in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the United States. AC courses are plentiful and offer students opportunities to be part of research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with the complexity of American Culture.
College of Letters & Science Essential Skills Requirements
The Quantitative Reasoning requirement is designed to ensure that students graduate with basic understanding and competency in math, statistics, or computer/data science. The requirement may be satisfied by exam or by taking an approved course taken for a letter grade.
The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating proficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in a foreign language equivalent to the second semester college level, either by passing an exam or by completing approved course work taken for a letter grade.
In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing, and critical thinking the College of Letters and Science requires two semesters of lower division work in composition in sequence. Students must complete parts A & B reading and composition courses in sequential order by the end of their fourth semester for a letter grade.
College of Letters & Science 7 Course Breadth Requirements
The undergraduate breadth requirements provide Berkeley students with a rich and varied educational experience outside of their major program. As the foundation of a liberal arts education, breadth courses give students a view into the intellectual life of the University while introducing them to a multitude of perspectives and approaches to research and scholarship. Engaging students in new disciplines and with peers from other majors, the breadth experience strengthens interdisciplinary connections and context that prepares Berkeley graduates to understand and solve the complex issues of their day.
Unit Requirements
120 total units
Of the 120 units, 36 must be upper division units
Of the 36 upper division units, 6 must be taken in courses offered outside your major department
Residence Requirements
For units to be considered in "residence," you must be registered in courses on the Berkeley campus as a student in the College of Letters & Science. Most students automatically fulfill the residence requirement by attending classes at Cal for four years, or two years for transfer students. In general, there is no need to be concerned about this requirement, unless you graduate early, go abroad for a semester or year, or want to take courses at another institution or through UC Extension during your senior year. In these cases, you should make an appointment to meet an L&S College adviser to determine how you can meet the Senior Residence Requirement.
Note: Courses taken through UC Extension do not count toward residence.
Senior Residence Requirement
After you become a senior (with 90 semester units earned toward your B.A. degree), you must complete at least 24 of the remaining 30 units in residence in at least two semesters. To count as residence, a semester must consist of at least 6 passed units. Intercampus Visitor, EAP, and UC Berkeley-Washington Program (UCDC) units are excluded.
You may use a Berkeley Summer Session to satisfy one semester of the Senior Residence requirement, provided that you successfully complete 6 units of course work in the Summer Session and that you have been enrolled previously in the college.
Modified Senior Residence Requirement
Participants in the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP), Berkeley Summer Abroad, or the UC Berkeley Washington Program (UCDC) may meet a Modified Senior Residence requirement by completing 24 (excluding EAP) of their final 60 semester units in residence. At least 12 of these 24 units must be completed after you have completed 90 units.
Upper Division Residence Requirement
You must complete in residence a minimum of 18 units of upper division courses (excluding UCEAP units), 12 of which must satisfy the requirements for your major.
Plan of Study
FRENCH MAJOR: SAMPLE STUDY PLANS
ENTERING FRESHMAN, 0-2 YRS HS FRENCH -- FR 1 PLACEMENT SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 4
FRENCH 1 FRENCH 2 FRENCH 3 FRENCH 4
SEMESTER 5* SEMESTER 6* SEMESTER 7* SEMESTER 8*
FRENCH 102 FR UPPER DIV #3 FR UPPER DIV #5 FR UPPER DIV #7
FRENCH 103 FR UPPER DIV #4 FR UPPER DIV #6 FR UPPER DIV #8
ENTERING FRESHMAN, 4 YRS HS FRENCH OR AP 3-- FR 3 PLACEMENT
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 4*
FRENCH 3 FRENCH 4 FRENCH 102 FRENCH UPPER DIV #2
SEMESTER 5* SEMESTER 6* SEMESTER 7* SEMESTER 8*
FR UPPER DIV #3 FR UPPER DIV #5 FR UPPER DIV #7 FR UPPER DIV #8
FR UPPER DIV #4 FR UPPER DIV #6 HONORS, SEM 1 HONORS, SEM 2
TRANSFER STUDENT -- 4 SEM CC FRENCH -- FRENCH 4 PLACEMENT
SEMESTER 5 SEMESTER 6 SEMESTER 7* SEMESTER 8*
FRENCH 4 FRENCH 102 FRENCH #4 FRENCH #7
French UD in Eng. FRENCH 103 FRENCH #5,#6 FRENCH #8
*OPTIONAL SEMESTER OF STUDY ABROAD/INTERNSHIP - CONSULT UMA
PLACEMENT GUIDELINES AVAILABLE AT HTTP://FRENCH.BERKELEY.EDU
Student Learning Goals
Learning Goals for the Major
Attain solid (though not flawless) proficiency in reading, writing, understanding, and speaking French.
Possess some understanding of the history and sociology of the French language.
Be aware of a variety of ways in which the histories of French and Francophone literature and culture have traditionally been accounted for within French studies.
Recognize and understand features of a variety of genres and modes in French and Francophone writing (the novel, poetic forms, short fiction, autobiography, film, etc.,), as well as of the vocabulary commonly used to describe them (i.e., narratology, vocabulary of versification or of film studies, etc.,).
Have some familiarity with key rhetorical terms.
Acquire a basic familiarity with some of the techniques of cultural analysis within French and Francophone studies.
Be able to articulate specific connections between texts and cultural, artistic, social, and/or political contexts.
Gain an understanding of literature and of other written texts in interdisciplinary and multicultural contexts.
Be aware of debates about the nature of literature.
Be widely read in French literature.
Skills
Develop the ability to interpret and analyze any given text from the French and Francophone domains using a variety of methods, both in isolation and together (such as close reading, linguistic analysis, theoretical analysis, historical and cultural contextualization, etc.,).
Be capable of interpreting culture and cultural artifacts in the French and Francophone domains.
Formulate a well-organized, well-supported argument both orally and in writing.
Write essays in standard academic French, using appropriate vocabulary whenever needed to discuss precise examples in specific texts.
Begin to acquire independent research skills on a given topic or text and know how to make use of secondary sources. (For instance, know how to read and analyze a scholarly article or how to compile a bibliography.)
Observe ethical, precise, and accurate citation practices in both oral and written work.
Major Map
Major maps are experience maps that help undergraduates plan their Berkeley journey based on intended major or field of interest. Featuring student opportunities and resources from your college and department as well as across campus, each map includes curated suggestions for planning your studies, engaging outside the classroom, and pursuing your career goals in a timeline format.
Use the major map below to explore potential paths and design your own unique undergraduate experience:
Students with questions about their studies in French, or about study abroad in France, especially relating to the French Major, Minor, and Certificate programs, are encouraged to contact the French Undergraduate Advisor by email (frendept@berkeley.edu) or to stop by 4118 Dwinelle during drop-in hours, Tuesday, 1-4 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.. Appointments in person or online can also be arranged via email with French Undergraduate Adviser (frendept@berkeley.edu.)
PHONE: 510.982.6181
Academic Opportunities
Study Abroad
The Berkeley Study Abroad Program offers opportunities for study in France for one semester, for one year, or for the summer.
The majority of students in the French major and minor programs at UC Berkeley complete some portion of their undergraduate study abroad through the Berkeley Study Abroad Program. Given the increasing globalization of the world, living abroad helps expand students' understanding of diverse, culturally rooted attitudes and behaviors. Studying abroad enhances cross-cultural awareness, competency, and adaptability. Students find that living and studying abroad expands their perspective, improves critical thinking, increases independence, and better prepares them for a career in an increasingly competitive world.
Interested students should obtain the relevant information early in the semester preceding the one in which they plan to go abroad from the Berkeley Study Abroad office, located in 160 Stephens Hall, studyabroad@berkeley.edu.
Students should consult with the undergraduate adviser before going abroad (whether through Berkeley Study Abroad or through non-UC sponsored programs) in order to determine whether their program of study will count toward their French major or minor.
Applying Study Abroad Coursework toward French Major/Minor Requirements
When determining equivalent coursework for Berkeley Study Abroad courses, it is a question of equivalent content at an equivalent level. Courses must correspond in content and level to UC Berkeley upper division French courses required for the major or minor. Please visit the French Department website to see a list of pre-approved study abroad courses.
Students who wish to submit a new course for approval for credit in the Major or Minor in French may submit the request to the French Undergraduate Advising Office at frendept@berkeley.edu. Please include course number and title, number of units, course syllabus, and reading list.
Criteria for determining if coursework is equivalent:
Course must be taught in French.
Content of the course must be equivalent to upper division French courses offered at UC Berkeley. This means most courses in French Literature, French Linguistics, French Film, and Advanced French Language Study will be good candidates.
Course hours must be (approximately) equivalent to upper division French courses offered at UC Berkeley (about 4 semester units).
Final approval of equivalent coursework is granted after the student returns from study abroad, and the course grades and units have been posted to the student’s UC Berkeley transcript.
Coursework completed in the UCEAP Language and Culture programs is not considered equivalent to third- and fourth-year level French courses at UC Berkeley, and thus cannot be applied toward required upper division courses for the French major or minor.
Student’s equivalent courses from study abroad can be applied toward a maximum of four French major course requirements. No more than one course per semester may be taken on a P/NP basis for major/minor credit.
For additional information, contact the Undergraduate French Adviser at frendept@berkeley.edu.
Courses
French
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 8 Week Session
Introduction to speaking, listening, reading, and writing in French. Elementary French: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required, with common exam group.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023
An intensive French language course designed for native or advanced speakers of Spanish or another Romance language (Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, or Catalan). This course covers material in one semester usually taught in two semesters in Elementary French 1 and 2. Successful completion of the course will make students eligible to enroll in French 3 (Intermediate French). Regular attendance is mandatory. Intensive French for Speakers of Spanish or Other Romance Languages: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Level 4 or higher (or equivalent) of Spanish or another Romance Language (Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, or Catalan) or departmental permission
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022 Second 6 Week Session
This course is designed to fulfill the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement. The primary goal of this course is to develop students' reading and writing skills through a series of assignments that will provide them with the opportunity to formulate observations made in class discussions into coherent argumentative essays. Emphasis will be placed on the refinement of effective sentence, paragraph, and thesis formation, keeping in mind the notion of writing as a process. Other goals in this course are a familiarization with French literature and the specific questions that are relevant to this field. In addition, students will be introduced to different methods of literary and linguistic analysis in their nonliterary readings. English Composition in Connection with the Reading of Literature: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 Second 6 Week Session
This course is designed to fulfill the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement. The primary goal of this course is to develop students' reading and writing skills; a series of assignments will allow them to formulate observations made in class discussions into coherent argumentative essays. Emphasis will be placed on the refinement of effective sentence, paragraph, and thesis formation, keeping in mind the notion of writing as a process. Other goals in this course are a familiarization with French literature and the specific questions that are relevant to this field. In addition, students will be introduced to different methods of literary and linguistic analysis in their nonliterary readings. English Composition in Connection with the Reading of Literature: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 8 Week Session
Introduction to speaking, listening, reading, and writing in French. Continuation of French 1. Elementary French: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required, with common exam group.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 8 Week Session
Building on foundation established in first year, trains students in listening, reading, writing, and speaking French. Review and refinement of grammar. Intermediate French: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 2 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required, with common exam group.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
Advanced training in listening, reading, writing, and speaking French. Review and refinement of grammar. Advanced Intermediate French: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required, with common exam group.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Summer 2024 10 Week Session, Fall 2023
Intermediate French conversation. May not be repeated for credit. Intermediate Conversation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 2 or consent of Director of Lower Division
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Summer 2024 10 Week Session, Spring 2024, Summer 2023 First 6 Week Session
Advanced French conversation. This course may not be repeated for credit. Advanced Conversation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3 or 13 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to freshmen. Freshman Seminars: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
The dissemination of Romance languages across the world tells stories of nation-building, colonization, immigration, and assimilation, with written records that trace back to a common linguistic ancestor, Latin. Taught in English, this course introduces students to Romance linguistics through a socio-historical perspective, requiring that students understand how the evolution of Romance varieties has been shaped by European and global history. After a brief introduction to core fields in linguistics (phonetics/phonology/ morphology/syntax/pragmatics), students will apply these concepts through various analytic approaches to understanding language, including but not limited to historical, variationist, and anthropological. Introduction to Romance Languages and Linguistics: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: intermediate knowledge (>3rd semester or equivalent) of one or more Romance language varieties
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This multimedia course concentrates on pronunciation and listening comprehension skills and provides a new understanding of the French language. International phonetic alphabet and theoretical concepts are taught as necessary. Strongly recommended before study, work, or travel in French-speaking countries, particularly for Education Abroad Program students. Practical Phonetics and Listening Comprehension: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019
introduction to a set of novels originally written in French but read in English translation. The course will involve detailed attention to the novels themselves as well as to the cultural and historical circumstances in which they were written, and also the importance they have had for other novelists, artists, and readers in other times and places. The selection of novels studied may change from semester to semester. French Novels (in Translation) in Historical Context: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Literary and cultural texts that emerge out of the long history of the French in North America and of Americans in France. Topics may vary from semester to semester, but the course will always take substantial account of the experiences and histories of representations of different ethnic groups. Students should consult the department's course bulletin well before the beginning of the semester for details. The Cultures of Franco-America: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 units.
Hours & Format
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Summer 2023 First 6 Week Session, Fall 2022
Various historical and aesthetic themes and problems in the development of French civilization. In English. Aspects of French Culture: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Various historical and aesthetic themes and problems in the development of French civilization. In English. Aspects of French Culture: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023
An introduction to translation studies and the role translation plays in a multilingual world. Class discussions in English. No knowledge of French required. Introduction to Translation Studies: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
An in-depth “forensic” exploration of the urban artifact that is Paris through the study of a variety of texts, films, paintings, engravings, and maps. The course will explore competing ambitions, economic pressures, and ideologies that have, over centuries, produced one of the most visited cities in the world. The Cultural History of Paris: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 Second 6 Week Session
An exploration of the ways words and images structure thought, communication and interactions of the subject and society. Development of reading and writing skills leading to correct and effective expression in French. Advanced Reading and Writing Workshop: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4 (taken at Berkeley) with a B- or better, or consent of instructor (may be taken concurrently with 103)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Discussion and composition based on the analysis of literary and cultural texts. Language and Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Discussion and composition based on the analysis of literary and cultural texts. Language and Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2020
Medieval literature from the "Chanson de Roland" to the "Roman de la Rose." Medieval Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 112A-112B may be repeated once for credit with a different topic and with consent of the Undergraduate Adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 0 hours of discussion per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 0 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2012
Medieval literature from the Chanson de Roland to the Roman de la Rose. Medieval Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 112A-112B may be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Summer 2015 Second 6 Week Session
Poetry and prose of the first half of the 16th century, in the context of the intellectual and aesthetic trends of the time, including humanism, evangelism, and the development of a new poetic language. Sixteenth-Century Literature: Marot to Montaigne: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2017, Fall 2014
Authors from the first half of the 17th century. The Baroque; its chief exponents, literary attempts to resolve the crisis in Renaissance values, formulation of new concepts in philosophy and psychology, experiments with traditional forms in poetry, fiction, and the theatre. Preciosity, Descartes, and rationalism. Seventeenth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 117A-117B may be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units, with a different topic and consent of the undergraduate adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2019, Fall 2017
The concept of classicism and the development of tragedy. Jansenism, the doctrine of Port-Royal. Social satire and comedy. Seventeenth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 117A-117B may be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of eight units, with a different topic and consent of the undergraduate adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2015, Fall 2013
Authors from the first half of the 18th century, with emphasis on the origins of the philosophical movement and the development of modern art forms in the theater and the novel. Eighteenth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2016
A study of authors of the second half of the 18th century stressing the importance of the "Movement Philosophique" and the development of libertine values as well as the emergence of the pre-Romantic aesthetics. Eighteenth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2017, Spring 2014
Authors from the first half of the 19th century. Romantic poetry and drama. Balzac, Stendhal and the novel. Michelet and the emergence of history. Nineteenth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated once for credit as topic varies.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2015
Authors from the second half of the 19th century. The various poetic movements: Le Parnasse and Symbolism. Development of the novel, realism, and naturalism. Nineteenth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated once for credit as topic varies.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015
The modern novel, the avant-garde, cubist poetry, Dada and Surrealism, the theatre before the Second World War. Twentieth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 120A-120B may be repeated once for credit with a different topic and consent of the undergraduate adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Spring 2019
Development of the novel, poetry, and theatre since the Second World War. Sartre and existentialism, theatre of the absurd, nouveau roman. Twentieth-Century Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 120A-B may be repeated once for credit with a different topic and consent of the undergraduate adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Summer 2024 Second 6 Week Session, Fall 2023, Summer 2023 Second 6 Week Session
Topics vary from year to year. Past topics have included "litterature fantastique," science fiction, autobiography, French lyric poetry. Literary Themes, Genres, and Structures: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Topics vary from year to year. Past topics have included "litterature fantastique," science fiction, autobiography, French lyric poetry. Literary Themes, Genres, and Structures: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: French 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The course will focus on literary criticism and will discuss the various options proposed as well as the relationship between criticism and fiction or philosophy in a given writer's work. Literary Criticism: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units, if topic varies.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The course will focus on literary criticism and will discuss the various options proposed as well as the relationship between criticism and fiction or philosophy in a given writer's work. Literary Criticism: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Introduction to the French vocabulary and syntax specific to fields (i.e., economics, politics, and business) and industries. Oral and written comprehension, written compositions (including correspondence), translations, training in oral expression. Conducted entirely in French. French for Professions: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2020, Fall 2016
Develops students' creative writing skills in French through analysis and discussion of techniques, experimentation with those techniques, and production of various literary genres. Enables students to explore the new possibilities for creativity and self-expression that are presented by writing in a foreign language. Weekly writing assignments using a process-based approach, including peer response, group work, and classroom collaboration. Discussion of literary texts to be read outside class, and weekly time spent on writing laboratory. Students will produce four polished pieces of creative writing. Content will vary from year to year. Creative Writing in French: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2022
Major texts of French literature of the Middle Ages. Readings and writing assignments in English for non-majors; in French for French majors and minors. Class discussions in English. French Literature in English Translation: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2013, Spring 2009, Fall 2007
Major texts of French literature of the Ancien Regime. Readings and writing assignments in English for non-majors; in French for French majors and minors. Class discussions in English. French Literature in English Translation: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Fall 2008, Fall 2002
Major texts of French literature of the 19th Century. Readings and writing assignments in English for non-majors; in French for French majors and minors. Class discussions in English. French Literature in English Translation: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Major texts of modern French literature. Readings and writing assignments in English for non-majors; in French for French majors and minors. Class discussions in English. French Literature in English Translation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0 hours of laboratory per week 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 0 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Summer 2024 10 Week Session, Spring 2024
An examination of a theme, issue, or concept from French literary, intellectual, or cultural history in its interrelation with non-French texts and contexts. Writing assignments and readings in English for nonmajors; writing assignments and French readings in French for French majors and minors. Class discussions in English. Topics vary from year to year. French Studies in International Context: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2021, Fall 2018
Literary and cultural texts that emerge out of the long history of the French in North America and of Americans in France. Topics may vary from semester to semester, but the course will always take substantial account of the experiences and histories of representations of different ethnic groups. Students should consult the department's course bulletin well before the beginning of the semester for details. The Cultures of Franco-America: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Fall 2005, Fall 2003
Mainly devoted to "external" history of French, tracing spread of Latin to what is now France, its break-up into different languages and dialects, emergence of Parisian French as standard. Influence of other languages on French vocabulary. Study of brief texts from different periods to illustrate evolution of pronunciation and grammar. History of the French Language: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: French 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
An introduction to the major branches of linguistic analysis (phonology, morphology--including word formation--syntax, and semantics) as applied to the French language. Introduction to French Linguistics: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
In-depth knowledge of the French language and accuracy in its use are the goals of this course. A textbook and systematic exercises will be used to assist in the demanding task of translating, both from English to French and from French to English. Translation Methodology and Practice: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or the equivalent, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2021
Introduction to applied linguistics, for students planning to use their French in language teaching or related careers. In this course we will begin with a general account of the French language--its phonology, morphology, and syntax--and we will subsequently consider specific issues in the learning and teaching of French. We will also examine a variety of commonly used foreign language teaching methods. Second Language Acquisition in French: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: French 102, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Fall 2018, Fall 2015
A study of the portrayal of women in French literature and of the contributions of women to French literature and thought. Women in French Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020
A study of the portrayal of women in French literature and of the contributions of women to French literature and thought. Women in French Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2019, Fall 2015
A study of Francophone literature: traditional and French influences, structure, relationship between language and message. Francophone Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2017, Fall 2010
A study of Francophone literature: traditional and French influences, structure, relationship between language and message. Francophone Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Fall 2016, Spring 2013
The study of a year in French history from many points of view--political, sociological, intellectual, and artistic, as well as literary. A Year in French History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 161A-161B may be repeated once for credit with a different topic and with consent of the undergraduate adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019
The study of a year in French history from many points of view--political, sociological, intellectual, and artistic, as well as literary. A Year in French History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: One course from 161A-161B may be repeated once for credit with a different topic and with consent of undergraduate adviser.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2013
This course will study both contemporary and subsequent reactions to historic events or figures. Topics vary from year to year. Perspectives on History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Spring 2012, Fall 2009
This course will study both contemporary and subsequent reactions to historic events or figures. Topics vary from year to year. Perspectives on History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
An examination of certain large cultural concepts, such as "the Baroque" or "Romanticism," in French cultural history. Topics vary from year to year. A Concept in French Cultural History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Fall 2019, Spring 2017
An examination of certain large cultural concepts, such as "the Baroque" or "Romanticism," in French cultural history. Topics vary from year to year. A Concept in French Cultural History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021
The relevance of psychoanalysis to literary texts. Concepts of fantasy, of the self, and of desire applied to texts by Racine, Balzac, Lautreamont, Rimbaud, and Proust. Psychoanalytic Theory and Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2003
The impact of linguistics on the theory of literature and the practice of literary criticism in recent years. Linguistics and Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent; 146 or equivalent; or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Summer 2007 10 Week Session, Summer 2007 Second 6 Week Session
A consideration of the ways in which certain writers, as well as some composers, have sought to relate what might be thought of as two manifestations of language: song and poem, or musical score and literary text. Music and Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2014, Fall 2012
Using various works from the arts and the human sciences, this course will investigate the relations between images and written texts. Literature and the Visual Arts: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2017
Through engagement with the works of the French “philosophes”, a study of fundamental problems arising from the interplay of philosophy and literature. Philosophy and Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: French 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 2 times.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2012, Spring 2009
The development of French cinema. Discussions, oral and written reports will be based on the viewing of films from the work of major French film directors. History and Criticism of Film: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent; 170 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 2 hours of studio per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2010
The development of French cinema. Discussions, oral and written reports will be based on the viewing of films from the work of major French film directors. History and Criticism of Film: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent; 170 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 2 hours of studio per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2013
Survey of French civilization: history, arts, and society, through the interpretation of literary texts. 180A: The Middle Ages; 180B: The Ancien Regime; 180C: The 19th Century; 180D: The 20th Century. French Civilization: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2011
Survey of French civilization: history, arts, and society, through the interpretation of literary texts. 180A: The Middle Ages; 180B: The Ancien Regime; 180C: The 19th Century; 180D: The 20th Century. French Civilization: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2013, Spring 2012
Survey of French civilization: history, arts, and society, through the interpretation of literary texts. 180A: The Middle Ages; 180B: The Ancien Regime; 180C: The 19th Century; 180D: The 20th Century. French Civilization: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2019
Survey of French civilization: history, arts, and society, through the interpretation of literary texts. 180A: The Middle Ages; 180B: The Ancien Regime; 180C: The 19th Century; 180D: The 20th Century. French Civilization: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016
A study of the pressures on artistic, political, and economic structures at moments of crisis in French history. Problems of continuity and discontinuity in esthetic and social history. Configurations of Crisis: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2019
A study of the pressures on artistic, political, and economic structures at moments of crisis in French history. Problems of continuity and discontinuity in esthetic and social history. Configurations of Crisis: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated once for credit with a different topic and with consent of the Undergraduate Advisor.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022
Studies in the literature developed in France at the height of the colonial era. The themes of travel, exotisme, neo-civilisation, the reaction of European countries to the discovery of Africa. Literature and Colonialism: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 102 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Students will write an essay on a topic relating to French literature or culture under the supervision of a member of the faculty during two semesters of their senior year. Honors Sequence: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Open to seniors majoring in French who meet the GPA requirements, with the consent of major adviser
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 6 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Students will write an essay on a topic relating to French literature or culture under the supervision of a member of the faculty during two semesters of their senior year. Honors Sequence: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Open to seniors majoring in French who meet the GPA requirements, with the consent of major adviser
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 6 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part two of a year long series course. Upon completion, the final grade will be applied to both parts of the series. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024
Supervised field programs involving experiences in schools and school-related activities. Regular individual meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required. Field Studies: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of fieldwork per week 8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: French/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Group study of a topic (in French language and literature) not included in the regular department curriculum. Topics may be initiated by students under the sponsorship and direction of a member of the French department faculty
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